MLB: Twins re-sign Thome

[Dryburn]

No link yet....just got some tweets from writers.

1 year deal....3 million with incentives.

I was kind of hoping they might try and get Vlad.......have another right-handed bat......but Thome is okay too.

 

[Dormeezy]

Twins reach one-year deal with Thome | StarTribune.com

 

[clone52]

No link yet....just got some tweets from writers.

1 year deal....3 million with incentives.

I was kind of hoping they might try and get Vlad.......have another right-handed bat......but Thome is okay too.

vlad would have been better, but he wants to play every day and would cost a whole lot more.

 

[Steve]

No link yet....just got some tweets from writers.

1 year deal....3 million with incentives.

I was kind of hoping they might try and get Vlad.......have another right-handed bat......but Thome is okay too.

Vlad would have been a bigger risk and probably a more costly option. Thome has proven that he can be effective getting 250 at bats and hitting for power at Target Field. Vlad hit only .217 with no extra base hits in 23 at bats at Target Field. I think that he started to slip his last year with the Angels and that much of his improvement last year can be attributed to the hitter friendly park in Texas.

 

[Dormeezy]

Should be fun seeing Thome get HR #600 as a Twin.

 

[CycloneNorth]

I love watching Thome play and he seems to be a great guy.

 

[jsb]

Awesome!! I was in Dallas this morning and they had a front sports page article about how Thome would be a good fit for the Rangers and how the Rangers would be a good fit for him. I'm pretty sure that Thome could have gotten more money a lot of places.

It will be fun to see him hit #600 for Minnesota. He sure was a big reason why the Twins won their division last year.

 

[hawkeyeh8r]

chalk up another division title if thome can hit with similar power and avg that he did last season. plus the fact that we are the best team in the division anyway

 

[CrossCyed]

chalk up another division title if thome can hit with similar power and avg that he did last season. plus the fact that we are the best team in the division anyway

It's gonna be Twins/Sox down to the wire again.

 

[bpmcclain]

Thome is a great clubhouse guy as well as a great power hitter. I would take him over Vlad any day at this stage in their careers.

 

[cyfanatic]

chalk up another division title if thome can hit with similar power and avg that he did last season. plus the fact that we are the best team in the division anyway

But if Morneau is healthy then no way Thome gets half the ABs he had last year correct?

 

[bpmcclain]

But if Morneau is healthy then no way Thome gets half the ABs he had last year correct?

Morneau was 1B and Thome was DH so it shouldnt affect the AB's

 

[cyfanatic]

Morneau was 1B and Thome was DH so it shouldnt affect the AB's

Thome wasn't the DH at the beginning of the season was he? I thought he ended up getting a prominent role due to Morneau's injury. I must be "mis-remembering" (thanks Roger)!

 

[jsb]

But if Morneau is healthy then no way Thome gets half the ABs he had last year correct?

Right....Thome became the every day DH once Morneau went out since Cuddy went to first and Kubel played the OF.

Thome is still a value at $3 million and at a part time role.

Have we even heard that Morneau is coming back?

 

[Danger]

Right....Thome became the every day DH once Morneau went out since Cuddy went to first and Kubel played the OF.

Thome is still a value at $3 million and at a part time role.

Have we even heard that Morneau is coming back?

Reports are that Morneau is "ramping up" his workouts and the Twins are optimistic he will be ready for the start of Spring Training.

My wife is a big Thome fan - I bought her a T-shirt last summer that said, "When Teddy Roosevelt said speak softly but carry a big stick, he was talking about Jim Thome."

 

[ItsCyence]

This is a good move.

 

[Steve]

But if Morneau is healthy then no way Thome gets half the ABs he had last year correct?

He only ended up with 276 AB's last season. Gardy doesn't want to overuse him, but he also wants to keep him sharp so that he keeps his stroke sharp for pinch hitting. I would expect him to be in the 175 to 225 range for AB's baring any significant injuries at 1B and the corner outfield spots. He will get a decent amount of PH opportunities for the middle IF's and the backup catcher.

 

[Dryburn]

But if Morneau is healthy then no way Thome gets half the ABs he had last year correct?

Really it kind of depends upon the health of 3 players....Morneau, Kubel, and Cuddyer. If any of those 3 goes down, it likely puts Thome in the DH role. Plus, allows them to give any of those 3 days off too.

Concerns now are re-signing Pavano, bullpen, and crossing their fingers on the new middle infield.